The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-09-29
"MIssIssIPPI GIRLS"

chance to be educated that they
may then not be at such a great
disadvantage in the struggle Of
life, should be urged by the women
of Mississippi TO emigrate TO the
exact spot in Florida where Gero-
nimo and his band Of Indians re-
side. They would then have con-
genial company VicksbUrg Herald.
"Wool Hat and his crowd" are
as anxious to see the girls Of Mis-
sissippi educated as the editor Of
the Herald, but they do not believe
their efforts in this direction should
be devoted TO two or three hund-
red young ladies, whose parents
and guardians are perfectly able
to incur the expense Of their edu-
cation, to the exclusion Of the
"bonnie lasses" all over the coun-
try, not so favorably situated.
We dare say there is not young
lady attending the l. I. & c. at
Columbus, who could not obtain
admission upon as favorable terms
in twenty private educational in
stituhons Of equal merit in the
! State, and no amount Of criticism
offered by the machine organs"
can convince us that it is right to
use the tax-money, which properly
belongs 10 the common schools to
pamper 'tony" institutions for the
benefit of the elite of society.
There never has been a young
lady entered from this county,
who did not belong to a family
more fortunate in the possession
of this worlds goods than the
average producers of our wealth,
and we presume the same thing
may be said of every other county.
1t is fact that a majority ofthose
in attendance are connected nearly
or remotely with the "circle OF
eonsanguinity," which has coiled
its anaconda folds around the
treasury of Mississippi, until it has
squeezed every dollar out Of il
and heaped up a burden Of debt in
addition. Only few days since we
noticed local in a Jackson paper,
announcing the fact that SIX young
ladies would leave that city for
the l. I. & c., and our curiosity
prompted us to look at the names
to see if there were any "poor
girls" among them. An invest-
cation disclosed the fact that four
, of the six were the daughters OF
! gentlemen, who are now, or were
very recently State officials, draw
: ing large salaries; one was the
daughter of lawyer and the other
of one of the most prosperous
merchants in the city.
The quere then came unbidden
to us: Is it possible the honest
yoemanry of Mississippi are con-
tent to pay taxes to keep up a
"gllded elephant" for the purpose
of educating in "form, style and
volume" the children of the Office
holding ring, while they must be
= content with the little log cabins
I build by "the neighbors," as a
? shelter for their offspring, during
the winter months, in which they
must learn, if they learn at all, TO
read and writeg
We believe in female education
as much as any one and we would
open every avenue possible foi
woman, but we believe, that the
advantages offered Mississippi
; girls should be like taxes are re.
quircd by the constitution TO be-
equal and uniform-and we affirm
such is not the system in practice
, in this State.
The theory upon which free ed.
J uoation is founled is, that the
State shall do for its INDECENT chill.
, dren, what the parents and guar
I dians Of said children are unable
, to do in their individual capacity.
Invoking this theory, but practi-
cally ignoring it, "the machine" has
1 established an elegant home and